How does Colombia rank for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?

Colombia ranks 42nd out of 121 countries with data for 2024.

Is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Colombia?

Over the last ten years it is up 75.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Colombia

Name: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Colombia
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Colombia: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.4203 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.4203 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 8.8%

World rank

42nd

of 121 countries

All-time high

0.5012 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2020

All-time low

0.1437 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1980

Years of data

1970–2024

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Colombia, 1970–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2024, external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Colombia stood at 0.4203 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.8% on the previous year and up 75.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Colombia peaked at 0.5012 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1437 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1980.

Colombia ranks 42nd of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Colombia, 1970 to 2024.
Year	DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.2334 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.2432 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.2%
1972	0.2541 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.5%
1973	0.2396 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.7%
1974	0.2113 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.8%
1975	0.2231 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.6%
1976	0.1996 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.6%
1977	0.1679 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.9%
1978	0.1444 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.0%
1979	0.1448 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.2%
1980	0.1437 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.8%
1981	0.169 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.7%
1982	0.1898 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.3%
1983	0.2164 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.0%
1984	0.2459 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.7%
1985	0.3259 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+32.5%
1986	0.4003 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+22.8%
1987	0.4284 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.0%
1988	0.3979 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.1%
1989	0.391 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.8%
1990	0.3339 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.6%
1991	0.3179 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.8%
1992	0.2569 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.2%
1993	0.2344 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.8%
1994	0.217 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.4%
1995	0.2141 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.3%
1996	0.24 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.1%
1997	0.2486 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.6%
1998	0.2762 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.1%
1999	0.3565 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+29.1%
2000	0.3135 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.1%
2001	0.3379 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.8%
2002	0.3039 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.1%
2003	0.355 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.8%
2004	0.2813 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.8%
2005	0.2177 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-22.6%
2006	0.2082 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.4%
2007	0.189 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.2%
2008	0.17 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.1%
2009	0.2087 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+22.7%
2010	0.1933 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.4%
2011	0.1924 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.5%
2012	0.1829 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.9%
2013	0.211 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.4%
2014	0.2397 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.6%
2015	0.3423 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+42.8%
2016	0.3842 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.2%
2017	0.3596 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.4%
2018	0.3515 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.3%
2019	0.379 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.8%
2020	0.5012 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+32.3%
2021	0.4627 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.7%
2022	0.4529 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.1%
2023	0.4607 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.7%
2024	0.4203 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.8%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.2061 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1444 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2541 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.2908 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1437 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4284 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.2695 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2141 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3565 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.2585 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.17 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.355 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.2836 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1829 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3842 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.4596 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4203 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5012 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Colombia

39 Burkina Faso 0.4404 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
40 Tunisia 0.4377 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
41 Fiji 0.4365 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
43 Ecuador 0.4024 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
44 Saint Lucia 0.3994 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
45 Tanzania 0.39 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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More external debt data for Colombia

IFC, private nonguaranteed 191.58 million NFL, US$ (2024)
IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 3.62 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0005 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 246.69 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 3.6% (2024)
Net financial flows, IDA -353,000 NFL, current US$ (2011)
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita -0.0078 NFL, current US$ per person (2011)
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP -0 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2011)
Net financial flows, IBRD 648.74 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 18.9% (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Colombia?: External debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Colombia was 0.4203 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Colombia?: The highest recorded value was 0.5012 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
What is the lowest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Colombia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1437 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1980.
How does Colombia rank for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Colombia ranks 42nd out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
Is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Colombia?: Over the last ten years it is up 75.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Colombia data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 133 places, 6,263 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.